Time to realize that Islam and all Muslims are enemies of the rest of the world.
B
The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Newsletter
Attached please find information about :
<http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e145.htm>
Hamas initiates a media campaign against UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
because of his concerns regarding the flotilla.
<http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e145.htm>
HTML
<http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_e145.pdf>
Download PDF file (92KB)
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il <http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/>
Hamas initiates a media campaign against UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
because of his concerns regarding the flotilla. Hamas spokesmen and media
accuse him of surrendering to Israeli pressure and call him responsible for the
flotilla's safety.
_____
UN website, May 31, 2011
The statement issued by the UN Secretary-General to Mediterranean governments
expressing his concern that the flotilla might escalate into violent conflict
(UN website, May 31, 2011).
Overview
1. The de facto Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip and the pro-Palestinian
organizations behind Freedom Flotilla 2 expressed strong criticism of a
communiqué sent by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the governments of
Mediterranean countries, including the government of Israel, regarding the
upcoming flotilla (May 27, 2011).
2. The communiqué called on the various governments to "use their influence to
discourage" the flotillas, which had "the potential to escalate into violent
conflict." It said that the Secretary-General believed "the flotillas were not
helpful in resolving the basic economic problems in Gaza" and that "assistance
and goods…should be channeled through legitimate crossings and established
channels." He called on the various governments, including the government of
Israel, "to act responsibly and with caution to avoid any violent incident" (UN
website May 27, 2011).
3. The reservations of the UN communiqué joined many others issued by the
international community. They have been made public by the United States, the
European Union and countries such as France, Spain, Denmark, Holland and
Canada. The reservations, which were not expressed for the previous flotilla,
may raise doubts, as far as Hamas and its allies are concerned, about the
legitimacy of the flotilla and its objectives, and are also liable to
strengthen the justification for steps Israel takes against it. With that in
view, Hamas initiated a media campaign attacking the UN Secretary-General,
making him responsible for the safety of Freedom Flotilla 2.
Responses from Hamas and its allies
4. The following are the main responses from Hamas and its allies, as
publicized by Hamas-affiliated media:
1) Hamas' information office issued a statement denouncing the UN
Secretary-General's appeal. According to the statement, it was a "dangerous
deviation" from the UN's founding principles, and the Secretary-General's
position set a dangerous precedent. In addition, it continued, Hamas expected
the Secretary-General not to surrender to Israeli pressure and to demand that
Israel end the "siege" and support steps to transfer humanitarian assistance to
the Gaza Strip (Hamas' Palestine-info website, May 28, 2011).
2) Muhammad Awad, foreign minister of the de facto Hamas administration, said
that the UN had to act to ease the situation of the Palestinian people, to aid
in lifting the "siege" and to appeal to other countries to do the same. He also
said that the UN Secretary-General had a significant role to play in ending the
"siege" and rebuilding the Gaza Strip, and that he should not support the
Israeli position (Al-Quds TV, May 28, 2011).
3) The Popular Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza1 issued a press release on
the Hamas website making Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon responsible for the
safety of Freedom Flotilla 2. It emphasized that the UN Secretary-General's
communiqué prepared the ground for "Israeli piracy" and encouraged Israel to
attack the flotilla as it had attacked in 2010. It also stated that the
Secretary-General's warning would not prevent the flotilla from sailing at its
appointed time and demanded that he protect the ships (12, according to the
release) and its passengers (Hamas' Palestine-info website, May 28, 2011).
4) Rami Abdo, a European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) activist and
one of the central figures organizing the flotilla, denounced the UN
Secretary-General's appeal in a television interview. He said that the flotilla
was a "popular activity" of civilian organizations and that governments could
not prevent it from sailing (Hamas' Radio Sawt al-Aqsa, May 28, 2011).
5) Zaher al-Birawi, Hamas activist living in Britain, who also serves as a
spokesman for the International campaign to Break the Siege on Gaza, emphasized
that the UN should protect the flotilla instead of inciting people against it.
He said that the organizations participating in the flotilla were willing to
agree to have a UN monitoring committee supervise the cargoes loaded aboard
their ships to verify that they were not endangering anyone (Hamas'
Palestine-info website, May 29, 2011).
5. Hamas backed up the media campaign with a protest demonstration of Gaza
Strip residents. Hundreds of Gazans participated in the demonstration, which
was organized by a network of civilian groups and marked the first anniversary
of the Mavi Marmara flotilla. During the demonstration people waved Palestinian
and Turkish flags and shouted slogans denouncing Israel. They demanded that the
international community and the UN Secretary-General take serious steps to
protect the upcoming flotilla (Wafa News Agency, May 30, 2011).
Maritime demonstration in the Gaza harbor to mark the anniversary
Maritime demonstration in the Gaza harbor to mark the anniversary
of the Freedom Flotilla 1 (PIJ's Paltoday website, May 30, 2011).
_____
1 A Gazan organization headed by Hamas activist Jamal al-Khudari.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
------------------------------------
--------------------------
Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list,
discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com.
--------------------------
Brooks Isoldi, editor
biso...@intellnet.org
http://www.intellnet.org
Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com
*** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has
not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of
The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT
YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the
included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of
intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods,
techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other
intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes
only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material
as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use
this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,'
you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
For more information go to:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com
osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
